I posted this as a comment in another post but when I got done I realized it would probably just be better as its own post. I’m sure I could find the answers I need myself but frankly I trust the userbase here more than most online articles....
You can just downlaod any linux iso, e.g. fedora fedoraproject.org/workstation/download , and install it in a virtual machine. This way you can play with linux.
You can also write it to an USB and boot from the USB, nothing grts written on any other storagr device and you can test if everything works, check for compatibility, play around and once you’re done, you shut down, remove the USB and your PC is like nothing has happened. Getting to know how to download an iso, write it to usb and boot from it is a common and easy task.
I’ve never heard of a common video format not playing on linux
I think we all draw a line between privacy and convenience and I think I found mine and settled into a comfort zone of sorts. I use Fedora 38. My browser is Mozilla Firefox with it’s “strict” setting. uBlock origin and uMatrix. When I need/want to use a site that doesn’t work due to blocked connections I relax the...
Codeberg is a public non-profit Forgejo instance hosted by the actual maintainers of the tool. They’re compromised with free software and provide their services with no pay walls other than a single limitaiton: only accepting open-source projects in their instance. That shouldn’t be a problem if you want to work on open-source, right?
toolbox is preinstalled on fedora silverblue/kinoite whereas distrobox isn’t. What’s the advantage of one vs the other? Why is toolbox preinstalled and not distrobox?...
I already liked fedora for choosing sane (imo) defaults for the most part. I got to know the atomic builds just a few weeks ago. The advantage the atomic versions have over the traditional builds are that they are reproducible which is huge advantage for maintainers. Hence, it’s not directly an advantage for me but reduced workload for others.
The update process is much easier than with workstation as you just have to restart the system “without having to update”. It’s like android in this case, you just restart and have an updated system. Moreover, I can just switch to another system underneath without breaking the rest of the system. Although it might be better to have an additional layer in between the base OS, the DE and (graphical) applications.
Moreover I really like the idea of having reproducible systems, i.e. I can setup a working system with e.g. distrobox and distribute it to others. I have not yet used this but I like the idea behind it. This is not distro dependent but the atomic versions made me aware of it.
And I appreciate that there’s always a working system. There are other ways that can ensure a working system but it works very well (so far) and is directly integrated into the OS.
Depends on the app and how it’s implemented but at least google (play store) knows that you’ve installed it and that you didn’t pay for the app on the app store
There are some speculations about TPM uncontrollably sending data to manufacturer servers if a laptop has any Internet connection. Others say it’s not intended/capable of that, like this answer for example (which is 5 years old though)....
That doesn’t need a backup from my side. That’s the reason we use torrents and private trackers, right? We have a dedicated group that collectively collect files and share them among each other
ofc you may schedule it with cron but following script I wrote won’t change anything. The setting is set but nothing changes. I’m on Fedora Silverblue...
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Linux mint = best beginner distro (lemmy.ml)
Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
Sell Me on Linux
I posted this as a comment in another post but when I got done I realized it would probably just be better as its own post. I’m sure I could find the answers I need myself but frankly I trust the userbase here more than most online articles....
Do you donate to FOSS projects?
Hello....
Gitlab now requires phone number/credit card verification (lemmy.world)
Looks like gitlab now requires account verification for new accounts in addition to email. Either phone number or credit card....
Does the idea of this concern anyone else? Why is no one talking about it? (sh.itjust.works)
How private am I?
I think we all draw a line between privacy and convenience and I think I found mine and settled into a comfort zone of sorts. I use Fedora 38. My browser is Mozilla Firefox with it’s “strict” setting. uBlock origin and uMatrix. When I need/want to use a site that doesn’t work due to blocked connections I relax the...
A new pilot will investigate the use of Forgejo (A non profit FOSS alternative to github and gitea) in german schools (blog.codeberg.org)
toolbox vs distrobox. Which one to use?
toolbox is preinstalled on fedora silverblue/kinoite whereas distrobox isn’t. What’s the advantage of one vs the other? Why is toolbox preinstalled and not distrobox?...
Copyright Infringement notice while using VPN?
[Resolved, thanks!]...
Nothing pulls its iMessage app from the Play Store following privacy disaster (www.androidpolice.com)
Plasma Bigscreen
Does anyone use it? plasma-bigscreen.org...
Is qB trolling me? (lemmy.world)
Was working to check some filter exclusions in qB (not possible yet) and noticed this…
How bad is TPM on a laptop for privacy?
There are some speculations about TPM uncontrollably sending data to manufacturer servers if a laptop has any Internet connection. Others say it’s not intended/capable of that, like this answer for example (which is 5 years old though)....
Media Backups
So I have a rather simple question, where do you all backup your music, movies and photos to that’s stored on your NAS?
Fedora 39 Released with GNOME 45, Linux 6.5 + More (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
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This Threat to Free Software is Worse than I Thought... (tube.kockatoo.org)
Nicco’s explainer on potentially bad European law which is bad globally to - Chat Control: The EU’s CSEM scanner proposal
Something resets my quality definitions in Radarr
Something overrides my quality definitions in radarr. Prowlarr? How can I prevent that?
How to change an xml wallpaper every day?
ofc you may schedule it with cron but following script I wrote won’t change anything. The setting is set but nothing changes. I’m on Fedora Silverblue...